Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of anger, life events, social support, self-esteem, optimism, anxiety, and depressive symptoms
| Group Mean | SD | Male Mean | SD | Female Mean | SD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State anger | 20.19 | 7.39 | 20.08 | 7.30 | 20.28 | 7.50 |
| Feeling angry | 7.27 | 2.73 | 7.12 | 2.89 | 7.40 | 2.59 |
| Verbal expression | 7.06 | 3.33 | 6.88 | 3.00 | 7.21 | 3.60 |
| Physical expression | 5.85 | 2.26 | 6.07 | 2.40 | 5.66 | 2.12 |
| Trait anger | 19.32 | 6.11 | 19.33 | 5.45 | 19.32 | 6.65 |
| Temperament | 6.98 | 3.05 | 7.07 | 3.07 | 6.91 | 3.05 |
| Response | 8.70 | 2.94 | 8.68 | 2.86 | 8.72 | 3.03 |
| Anger–out | 17.28 | 4.56 | 17.26 | 4.30 | 17.30 | 4.81 |
| Anger–in | 16.78 | 4.73 | 15.59 | 4.30 | 17.82 | 4.86 |
| Control–out | 22.01 | 4.96 | 22.13 | 5.06 | 21.91 | 4.89 |
| Control–in | 21.51 | 5.47 | 21.08 | 5.14 | 21.88 | 5.74 |
| Anger index | 37.94 | 12.74 | 37.21 | 11.71 | 38.58 | 13.61 |
| Positive life events | 10.27 | 6.97 | 10.12 | 6.79 | 10.40 | 7.15 |
| Negative life events | 7.69 | 7.66 | 5.73 | 5.45 | 9.39 | 8.83 |
| Friends social support | 12.70 | 4.97 | 11.82 | 4.77 | 13.48 | 5.03 |
| Family social Support | 12.40 | 4.99 | 12.27 | 4.82 | 12.52 | 5.16 |
| Self-esteem | 30.46 | 5.04 | 21.99 | 4.91 | 19.13 | 4.79 |
| Optimism | 13.69 | 4.05 | 14.9 | 3.48 | 12.50 | 4.43 |
| Anxiety-somatic/panic | 4.80 | 4.52 | 3.60 | 3.32 | 5.85 | 5.15 |
| Anxiety- generalized | 6.44 | 4.22 | 5.14 | 3.50 | 7.58 | 4.48 |
| Depressive symptoms | 56.90 | 14.05 | 53.69 | 12.81 | 59.68 | 14.54 |
Note: Anger–out = anger expressed, Anger–in = anger suppressed, Control–out = attempts to control anger expression, Control–in = attempts to control anger suppression.